Soon It Might Be All Right To Take A Gun To Church

OTHER NEWS TO NOTE - SOUTH

January 27, 1999

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Holy heat. There could be a gun under that choir robe or churchgoer's jacket. State Rep. Stephen Simon has introduced a bill to let people with concealed-gun permits carry their weapons in church. Constituents want the privilege because sometimes they must go straight from work to weeknight services and can't get home to drop off their guns, Simon said. The bill also would allow weapons in parks, at sporting events and in bars.